Tech Lead — Subscriptions Team

Xsolla
Montreal
Workplace: RemoteFull timeCAD 120,000 - 145,000 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Team collaboration","Strategic thinking"]

Lead and mentor the Subscriptions backend engineering team, owning architectural decisions, technical planning, and delivery timelines. Drive scalable, reliable subscription services in PHP/Go, modernize legacy PHP code, and ensure SLA commitments. Collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps to deliver stable releases, improve performance, and document best practices across a high-load gaming-focused platform.

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Xsolla
Xsolla
9 months ago

Tech Lead — Subscriptions Team

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Job Summary

Lead and mentor the Subscriptions backend engineering team, owning architectural decisions, technical planning, and delivery timelines. Drive scalable, reliable subscription services in PHP/Go, modernize legacy PHP code, and ensure SLA commitments. Collaborate with Product, QA, and DevOps to deliver stable releases, improve performance, and document best practices across a high-load gaming-focused platform.
Location: Montreal
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and mentor the Subscriptions engineering team across backend services.
  • •Own architectural decisions, technical planning, and project delivery timelines.
  • •Provide reliable ETAs, monitor delivery progress, and ensure SLA commitments.
  • •Develop and maintain subscription services in PHP and Go.
  • •Guide refactoring and modernization of legacy PHP codebases.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 120,000 - 145,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years backend engineering experience (PHP and/or Go).
  • •Proven experience leading teams, managing delivery, and owning SLAs.
  • •Background in working with legacy PHP, migrations, and modernization.
  • •Experience with REST APIs, microservices, and database optimization.
  • •Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability.
Experience:6+ yearsVideo gamesGamingHigh-load environments
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationTeam collaborationStrategic thinking
Tech Stack:PHPGoDockerKubernetesREST APIMicroservicesCI/CDMonitoringObservabilityRedisKafkaRabbitMQ

Company Brief

Xsolla
Provides payment, billing, distribution and commerce solutions for video game developers and publishers, enabling in-game purchases, store infrastructure, fraud protection, and global payment processing to monetize games across platforms and regions.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 2005
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